# 119-hr-6346: To prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing guidance that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags than the memorandum titled "Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags", and for other purposes.

119-hr-6346, To prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing guidance that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags than the memorandum titled "Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags", and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6346
- Congress: 119
- Title: To prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing guidance that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags than the memorandum titled "Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags", and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Locks the Coast Guard to its Nov. 20, 2025 memorandum on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags.** H.R. 6346 would prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing any guidance that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags than the memorandum titled "Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags" issued November 20, 2025 (COMDTINST 12750.4). The bill ties future Coast Guard guidance to that memorandum as the minimum standard by using a broad notwithstanding clause.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Coast Guard must keep strict symbol ban: mixed, low. If enacted, the Coast Guard would be barred from issuing any guidance that is less strict than the November 20, 2025 memorandum titled 'Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags' (COMDTINST 12750.4). This would require future Coast Guard guidance to be at le…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6346 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6346)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6346 (as of 2026-04-21).